Adolescents’ PsychologicalWell-Being: A Multidimensional Measure
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Viejo Almanzor, Carmen
Gómez-López, Mercedes
Ortega Ruiz, Rosario
Publisher
MDPIDate
2018Subject
Positive developmentWell-being
Adolescence
Questionnaire validation
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Over the last few years, different theoretical approaches have emerged advocating for
a positive understanding of adolescence, recognizing it as a stage characterized by plasticity,
the acquisition of competences and the achievement of satisfactory levels of well-being and positive
adjustment. Based on Ryff’s multidimensional model of psychological well-being, this study aims:
(1) to develop an adjusted measuring instrument for adolescents (Brief Scale of Psychological
Well-Being for Adolescents), as well as analysing its psychometric properties; and (2) to conduct
a descriptive analysis of the levels of psychological and subjective well-being among adolescent
boys and girls. A sample of 1590 Andalusian adolescents (51% girls), aged between 13 and 19 years
old participated in this study. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed the validity of
the instrument, with a multidimensional factorial solution of four factors (self-acceptance, positive
interpersonal relationships, autonomy and life development) with good levels of internal consistency.
Descriptive analyses showed good scores of psychological and subjective well-being among the
adolescents, with a significant impact of sex and age in both measures of well-being. The results are
discussed in terms of the importance of considering adolescent well-being from a multidimensional
view and the need to promote positive development from a multifactorial perspective which takes
into account the diversity of the variables involved.